TikToker posts video of her ballot paper in polling booth, someone purportedly lodges police report
A TikToker posted a video of her ballot paper in a polling booth, prompting at least one person to purportedly lodge a police report.
Stomper HK alerted Stomp to the video posted on Polling Day on May 3 by TikToker lifeplussg whose real name is Sylvia Zhang.
In the video, which shows the polling station in an HDB void deck, she said in Mandarin: "No photos are allowed where you vote. I secretly recorded it from a distance."
The video also included a quick shot of the ballot paper for Sengkang GRC without any markings taken at a polling booth.
"I came across this voting violation," said the Stomper.
"She took a video of the ballot paper when she voted at Sengkang and then uploaded the video to her TikTok account."
According to the Elections Department Singapore, voters are not permitted to bring or use any camera, video or photographic equipment in the polling station.
In response to the video, another TikTok user posted a video of a police report about the incident.
The report said: "I called the Elections Department and was advised to make a police report."
In response to a Stomp query, a spokesperson for ELD said: "We are aware of the case involving the voter in Sengkang who recorded and uploaded footage taken of herself at the polling booth within a polling station on Polling Day.
"We have reviewed the incident carefully. We note that the footage does not carry any information on how other voters had cast their vote, and therefore did not compromise the secrecy of their vote.
"Nevertheless, such blatant and irresponsible behaviour can undermine public confidence in the integrity of the electoral process.
"We will strengthen our voter education efforts to reinforce awareness of the do's and don'ts at polling stations. We will also strengthen our training to remind our election officials to watch out and stop such behaviours at future elections."
